EP2398029A1 - Switch with monostable control and bistable contact - Google Patents

Switch with monostable control and bistable contact Download PDF

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EP2398029A1
EP2398029A1 EP10305658A EP10305658A EP2398029A1 EP 2398029 A1 EP2398029 A1 EP 2398029A1 EP 10305658 A EP10305658 A EP 10305658A EP 10305658 A EP10305658 A EP 10305658A EP 2398029 A1 EP2398029 A1 EP 2398029A1
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Alberto Paderno
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
    • H01H23/02—Details
    • H01H23/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H23/16—Driving mechanisms
    • H01H23/162—Driving mechanisms incorporating links interconnecting tumbler and contact arm
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
    • H01H11/0006—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches
    • H01H11/0018—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches for converting electric switches for allowing different operating parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/50—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member
    • H01H13/56—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member the contact returning to its original state upon the next application of operating force
    • H01H13/60—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a single operating member the contact returning to its original state upon the next application of operating force with contact-driving member moved alternately in opposite directions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H11/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches
    • H01H2011/0093—Standardization, e.g. limiting the factory stock by limiting the number of unique, i.e. different components
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H21/00—Switches operated by an operating part in the form of a pivotable member acted upon directly by a solid body, e.g. by a hand
    • H01H21/02—Details
    • H01H21/18—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H21/22—Operating parts, e.g. handle
    • H01H21/24—Operating parts, e.g. handle biased to return to normal position upon removal of operating force
    • H01H21/245—Operating parts, e.g. handle biased to return to normal position upon removal of operating force the contact returning to its original state upon the next application of operating force
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
    • H01H23/02—Details
    • H01H23/12—Movable parts; Contacts mounted thereon
    • H01H23/16—Driving mechanisms
    • H01H23/20—Driving mechanisms having snap action
    • H01H23/205—Driving mechanisms having snap action using a compression spring between tumbler and an articulated contact plate

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  • the present invention relates to the field of electrical equipment, in particular modular switches actuated by push button or by lever monostable or bistable lever or by rotary actuator, intended to be mounted in electrical distribution trunking or in boxes flush , and relates to such a switch provided with a universal intermediate device for actuating the contact bridge.
  • switches are generally dedicated to a specific use and are, therefore, built according to this use. Indeed, the market for domestic and tertiary electrical equipment is demanding a wide variety of equipment, each dedicated to a particular use or market. Thus, there are monostable or bistable switches, actuated by pushbutton or swing lever.
  • DE-A-20 60 752 discloses a rocker switch with a contact bridge at two stable positions.
  • EP-A-0 073 013 discloses a push-button type switch with a return spring stabilizing a contact bridge in two positions.
  • US-A-6,335,500 discloses a push-button type switch, with a nail-shaped pin acting on the contact bridge.
  • DE-A-42 09 62 discloses a rocker switch, the control means of which rotates a switching means acting on the contact bridge.
  • FR-A-2,589,621 details a device for returning the switching means by a spring.
  • a push button switch monostable or bistable, has a specific constitution, taking into account the mode of operation particular to this type of switch, and the electrical part is designed according to the particularity of the actuation. It is the same with regard to a toggle lever operated switch, whose mechanical part is also an integral part of the switch, and is therefore also specific.
  • each type of switch uses clean components, so that its unit cost is relatively high, necessarily being dependent on the volume of manufacture.
  • the present invention aims to overcome these disadvantages by providing a switch allowing indifferently the implementation of actuators of the type push-button or toggle lever, monostable or bistable or rotary.
  • the subject of the invention is a switch comprising a universal electric functional block, provided with at least one bistable contact bridge and at least one actuating member.
  • This switch is characterized in that it is provided with a universal intermediate device, actuated by the corresponding operating member, and controlling the displacement of the corresponding contact bridge of the universal electrical functional block.
  • the invention consists of a switch 1 comprising a universal electric functional block 2, provided with at least one bistable contact bridge 3 and at least one operating member 4.
  • the universal electrical functional block 2 is an electrical switching block. It can be another electric block.
  • this switch 1 is provided with a universal intermediate device 5, actuated by the corresponding operating member 4, and controlling the displacement of the corresponding contact bridge 3 of the universal electric functional block 2.
  • the universal intermediate device 5 is intended to act on two contact bridges 3.
  • the universal intermediate device 5 cooperates with the operating member 4, that the latter is movable in translation perpendicular or parallel to the main plane of the zone interface with the user, or mobile in rotation about an axis parallel or perpendicular to this plane.
  • the versatile design of the universal intermediate device 5 allows it to cooperate with these different types of actuating member 4. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, that it is sufficient to make minor modifications of tools for adapt the universal intermediate device 5 to a type of mobility of the operating member 4.
  • this switch 1 actuated by pushbutton or by lever swinging monostable or bistable, intended to be mounted in electrical distribution trunking or in boxes flush.
  • this switch 1 comprises at least one universal electric functional block 2 which cooperates with a universal intermediate device 5 for actuating at least one contact bridge 3 of said universal electric functional block 2.
  • the universal intermediate device 5 is adapted to cooperate with an actuator 4 rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the main plane of the interface area with the user. This main plane of the interface area with the user corresponds to the plane of the wall in which the switch 1 is installed, if necessary, and thus also to the main plane of the support piece 33 presented below.
  • the universal electrical function block 2 is advantageously in the form of an assembly integrating all the electrical functions of a switch 1, and is connected to a mounting plate 34, allowing the fixing of the switch 1 in a housing or in a a chute.
  • this switch 1 is provided with a cover plate 37, and is actuated by means of an operating member 4, the push button type or lever or rotary lever, and the universal electric function block 2 has, at its upper part close to its mounting surface against the mounting plate 34, at least one contact bridge 3, preferably bistable rocking type.
  • the universal intermediate device 5 comprises a support piece 33, in the form of a molded piece and snapped onto the upper face of the universal electric functional block 2, at least one control means 35. , actuated by the operating member 4, at least one switching means 36 acting on the at least one contact bridge 3, at least one first mobile carriage 6, and at least one second mobile carriage 8, the first carriage mobile 6 and the second movable carriage 8 being in driving connection and causing the switching of the contact bridge 3, and a resetting means 10, maintained at the support part 33 and cooperating with the first mobile carriage 6 and with the second carriage mobile 8 to place them relative to each other, after each switching, in a configuration such that they can cause the next switching of the contact bridge 3.
  • the resetting means 10 is held at the support piece 33 at a shaft 11, cooperates with the first mobile carriage 6 at a first opening 6 ', cooperates with the second carriage mobile 8 at a second opening 8 ', and consists of an elastic means, which, after a switching of the contact bridge 3, causes the first movable carriage 6 in a position from which it can cause the translation of the second carriage mobile 8 during the next switching.
  • the support piece 33 is fixed on the universal electric functional block 2.
  • figure 8 shows that the switching means 36 acts on two contact bridges 3, whereas in the figures 1 and 2 it acts on a single contact bridge 3.
  • the support piece 33, on the universal electric functional block 2 is advantageously in the form of a molded part, can be snapped onto the top face of the universal electrical function block 2.
  • the switch 1 is furthermore provided with at least one control return means constituted by a return spring 38 for the return of the control means 35, after it has been actuated, as well as by anchoring means of said return spring 38 at the control means 35 and at the support piece 33.
  • the return spring 38 is threaded, for one of its ends, on a rod associated with the support member 33, and, for the other end, a rod associated with the control means 35.
  • the switch 1 can thus be provided, in a mode of movement of the control means 35, a return spring 38 positioned substantially in a corner of a face of the control means 35 facing the support member 33.
  • the switch 1 may also be provided with two return springs 38, in particular when the control means 35 is rotatable, such as only with rocking actuation. Finally, the switch 1 may be provided with four return springs 38, in particular when the control means 35 is movable in translation perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33.
  • the switch 1 is further provided with means for limiting the displacement of the control means 35, which may be, for example, in the form of at least one stop displacement 39, or, as illustrated by figure 1 , a rib projecting from the support piece 33 and against which the control means 35 abuts, or, as shown in FIG. figure 12 , a wall of the support piece 33.
  • the design of the universal intermediate device 5 is such that the control means 35 can, by simple modifications, be adapted to perform a translational movement, of the push button type as shown in FIG. figure 2 , or a rotational movement, of the switch type 1 to tilt, as shown in FIG. figure 2 , or with a turning knob.
  • the switching means 36 may also have different variants and be such as to act on one or more contact bridges 3.
  • the first mobile carriage 6 has an opening 20, of rectangular shape, forming a rectilinear guide for fixing means of said first movable carriage 6 to the control means 35 made in the form of hooks 21 projecting under the face lower the control means 35, the latter being snap-fastened under the lower face of the actuating member 4, said hooks 21 now, in addition, the first movable carriage 6 relative to the control means 35 so that the first movable carriage 6 is held against and driven by the control means 35.
  • the lower faces of the operating member 4 and the control means 35 are arranged opposite the interaction zone with the user.
  • the switching means 36 cooperates, by projections 30 of its lower part, with open bearings 31 of the second mobile carriage 8, so that, by an eccentric effect, a translation of the second mobile carriage 8 causes a pivoting of the switching means 36, and the second mobile carriage 8 has, in addition, a first substantially planar first guide wall 40, which can cooperate with a second, substantially planar, guide wall 22 arranged at the support part 33, so as to make a second guide 41 for the second mobile carriage 8 in a translation substantially parallel to a main plane of the support member 33.
  • the second movable carriage 8 allows the pivoting operation of the switching means 36 , the first movable carriage 6 being displaceable on the second mobile carriage 8, the control means 35 causing the translation or pivoting movement of the first movi er movable carriage 6 along or about an axis substantially parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33.
  • the switching means 36 for pivoting the contact bridge 3 or contact bridges 3 of the at least one universal electrical functional block 2 is in the form of at least one elongated element 26 mounted perpendicularly on a pivoting bearing 27, having a central interruption and which is guided at its upper part, on the one hand, on either side of the central interruption, by means of cylindrical pins 28, in corresponding guides 29 of the means of control 35, and, secondly, at the ends, in pivot bearings 25 provided in the support part 33 attached to the universal electrical functional block 2.
  • the switching means 36 is substantially U-shaped, whose wings come engage in the pivot bearings 25 of the control means 35, the latter being then fixed with the possibility of movement between said wings, and at least one elongated element 26 extending from the base of this U and acting on a contact bridge 3.
  • the control means 35 comprises, in the case of actuation of the "push button” type, sufficiently large openings at the level of the bearings pivoting means 25 so that it can move relative to the switching means 36 to which it is attached.
  • the universal intermediate device 5 allows different kinematics of the operating member 4 and the control means 35, as well as multiple user interface configurations while maintaining the same universal electrical function block 2.
  • the control means 35 is movable relative to the support member 33, either in translation perpendicular or parallel to the main plane of the latter, or in rotation about an axis parallel or perpendicular to this plane.
  • a control means 35 displaceable by translation perpendicular to the main plane of the support member 33 corresponds to a switch 1 of the push button type.
  • the switch 1 has a third guide 42 for the at least one control means 35 in a translation substantially perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33, in the form of a linear rib 12, arranged at the level of the control 35 and cooperating with a linear groove 13 associated with the support piece 33.
  • the rib can be arranged at the support piece 33 and / or be reduced to guide pads, the groove being arranged at the level of the means 35. Any other linear guide known to those skilled in the art is usable.
  • the switch 1 has at least one actuating means 14, 15, 16, 19, which comprises, on the one hand, a first support face 14 and a second support face 15, both arranged at the the second mobile carriage 8, and, secondly, a triangular pin 16, arranged at the support piece 33 and whose section takes the shape of a triangle facing the control means 35, creating a first side 17 and a second side 18, the actuating means further comprising a protrusion 19, arranged at the first movable carriage 6, having, for example, a semicircular section, and being able to cooperate mechanically, that is, both , with the first side 17 of the triangular lug 16 and the first bearing face 14, that is, both with the second side 18 of the triangular lug 16 and the second bearing face 15.
  • control means 35 displaceable in translation perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33, and therefore of the push-type
  • the actuation of the control means 35 has the direct effect of bringing the projection 19 closer to the triangular pin 16.
  • the pivot axis of the control means 35 is such that the action on the latter has the effect of bringing the projection 19 closer to the triangular lug 16.
  • the switch 1 has a fourth guide 43 of the control means 35 rotated about an axis substantially parallel to the main plane of the support member 33, formed in the form of a rounded portion 44, arranged at the switching means 36 and intended to be housed in a corresponding rounded opening 45, arranged at the level of the control means 35.
  • the support piece 33 is advantageously adapted to cooperate with a control means movable in rotation about an axis parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33, as well as with a different control means 35. mobile in translation perpendicular to this same plane.
  • the support piece 33 is then provided with pivot bearings 25, provided on two opposite parallel faces and intended to cooperate with the means 35 for controlling the displacement of the first movable carriage 6 and the second movable carriage 8 and possibly also provided with linear grooves 13 .
  • control means 35 is movable parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33. Oblique supports transform this displacement into a proper movement and described later at the level of the outgrowth 19. Such an alternative allows the production of switch 1 of the "pull" type.
  • control means 35 is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33.
  • oblique supports transform this displacement into a suitable movement and described further at the level of the protrusion 19, that is to say in a ratment of this protrusion 19 relative to the triangular pin 16.
  • the designs of the control means 35 and the part support 33 are adapted.
  • the switch 1 has a guide of the control means 35 in rotation about an axis substantially perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33.
  • the switching means 36 cooperates, by projections 30 of its lower part, with open bearings 31 of the second mobile carriage 8, said elongated element 26 being provided at its end opposite the pivoting bearing 27 of a head 32, loaded by a spring, and resting on the contact bridge 3.
  • the displacement of the second movable carriage 8, parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33, has the effect of pivoting the switching means 36.
  • the switching means 36 which is held at its upper part, by means of the cylindrical pins 28, in the guides 29 of the control means 35, is driven, at its lower part, through the projections 30 of the latter, by the open bearings 31 of the second mobile carriage 8, so that its elongated element or elements 26 move on the bridge of contact 3 and bring it from a first position to a second position, one of these positions corresponding, for example, to the establishment of an electrical circuit, and the other position corresponding to the break of this circuit .
  • Switching at the actuating means 14, 15, 16, 19 is performed in two phases, described below, in relation, inter alia, with the figure 13 .
  • the first phase consists of moving the second mobile carriage 8 parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33, and thus to effect switching at the contact bridge 3.
  • the second phase consists of putting the first mobile carriage 6 in a position to from which it can cause the translation of the second mobile carriage 8 during the next switching.
  • the starting position considered for this explanation is that of the figure 10 .
  • the second mobile carriage 8 is in a position such that the second bearing face 15 is close to the triangular pin 16, and more particularly to the second side 18 of the latter, and, on the other hand, the protrusion 19 is placed facing the corner formed by said second bearing face 15 and said second side 18 of the triangular pin 16.
  • the first phase takes place as follows.
  • An action on the control means 35 whether mobile in translation perpendicular or parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33, or movable in rotation about an axis parallel or perpendicular to the same plane, will have the effect of approaching the protrusion 19, at the same time, the second face of support 15, and the second side 18 of the triangular pin 16.
  • This movement of the protrusion 19 has the effect of moving the second bearing surface 15 of the second side 18 of the triangular pin 16, taking into account the corner effect and the support on the fixed triangular pin 16 associated with the support piece 33, which creates a translation of the second mobile carriage 8, from the left to the right of the figure 10 .
  • the first bearing surface 14, located to the left of the figure 10 is located near the triangular pin 16, and, more particularly, the first side 17.
  • the displacement of the second mobile carriage 8 causes the switching of the contact bridge 3.
  • the displacement of the second movable carriage 8 which carries it is substantially perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33
  • the displacement of the second movable carriage 8 is parallel to the main plane of the support piece. 33, from the left to the right of the figure 10 .
  • This movement of the second mobile carriage 8 deforms the resetting means 10, one end of which is secured to the second mobile carriage 8, is displaced with respect to the other end, which is secured to the first mobile carriage 6, substantially stationary in the direction of movement.
  • the translation of the second movable carriage 8 pivots the switching means 36 by the eccentric effect created by the projection 30 in engagement with the open bearing 31.
  • the second phase takes place as follows.
  • the action on the control means 35 being released, the return spring 38, slid on a rod associated with the support piece 33, pushes the means of control 35 in its initial position.
  • the control means 35 carries with it the first movable carriage 6, which has the effect of spreading the protrusion 19 of the first bearing face 14 and the first side 17, in a substantially perpendicular direction the main plane of the support piece 33.
  • the second mobile carriage 8 is held in its position by means of the switching means 36 resting on the contact bridge 3, itself supported, with a force created by its head 32 spring loaded on one of the two fixed contacts of the switch 1.
  • the resetting means 10 can be unloaded and cause the displacement of the first carriage 6.
  • the discharge of the resetting means 10 tends to restore its stable shape.
  • One of its ends, secured to the second mobile carriage 8, itself immobilized by the stable position of the switching means 36, is stationary.
  • the resetting means 10 tends to return to its stable shape, the other end is set in motion, which moves the first movable carriage 6 to which it is subject.
  • the entire resetting means 10 pivots simultaneously around a shaft 11, secured to the support member 33, which controls the discharge and imposes partly, but constantly, the position of the resetting means 10 around the shaft 11.
  • first movable carriage 6 is displaced by the discharge of the resetting means 10, from the right to the left of the figure 10 .
  • the first movable carriage 6 is guided in this movement by the hooks 21 moving in the openings 20, and resulted in a position such that the protrusion 19 is opposite the corner formed by the first bearing face. 14 and the first side 17. Indeed, during the first phase of switching, the second mobile carriage 8 is moved until the first bearing face 14 comes close to the first side 17.
  • the second mobile carriage 8 is in a position such that the first bearing face 14 comes close to the triangular pin 16, and more particularly , on the first side 17 of the latter, thus forming a corner, opposite the excrescence 19.
  • the action on the control means 35 will then translate the second movable carriage 8 to the left of the figure 10 , loading the resetting means 10 again, which will tend to return to its stable form and will pull the first mobile cart 6 to the right of the figure 10 to arrive at a configuration as shown in this figure.
  • the triangular lug 16, the first bearing face 14, the second bearing face 15, and the protrusion 19 may be of alternative geometric shapes, retaining the principle of an oblique support to transform the movement the protrusion 19 in a translation movement of the second movable carriage 8 parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33.
  • the figure 13 schematizes the shape of the resetting means 10 during two successive switches, for each of the two phases.
  • the upper end of the resetting means 10 is secured to the first mobile carriage 6, and the lower end to the second mobile carriage 8.
  • the resetting means 10 is loaded during the first phases, and discharges during the second phases. .
  • the form of the resetting means 10 at the beginning of one switching corresponds to that of the end of the other switching. It is not essential that the form of the resetting means 10, at the end of a switch, corresponds to its stable shape.
  • the at least one elastic means forming the resetting means 10 consists of a torsion spring, rotatably mounted on the shaft 11 associated with the support piece 33, one end of said torsion spring being driven by the first movable carriage 6 at the first opening 6 ', the other end being driven by the second movable carriage 8 at the second opening 8'.
  • the at least one resilient means forming the resetting means 10 consists of an elastic lamella mounted free to rotate on the shaft 11 associated with the support piece 33, one end of said lamella being driven by the first movable carriage 6 to level of the first opening 6 ', the other end being driven by the second movable carriage 8 at the second opening 8'.
  • a switch 1 can therefore be designed in the form a combination of universal electric functional blocks 2 identical and side by side, each being operated differently.
  • the figures 1 and 2 thus show a part of a switch 1 where the control means 35 actuates a single contact bridge 3.
  • the figure 8 shows a part of a switch 1 where the control means 35 actuates two contact bridges 3, through a switching means 36 provided with two elongated elements 26.
  • the figure 12 shows a portion of a switch 1 comprising two first movable carriages 6 and two second movable carriages 8. Such a configuration is then actuated by two different control means 35.
  • a switch 1 according to the invention can integrate a single actuating means formed of the triangular pin 16, the protrusion 19 of the first bearing face 14 and the second bearing face 15, or several .

Abstract

The switch has a universal intermediate device (5) actuated by an operating unit e.g. push button, of a universal electric functional block i.e. electric switching block. The intermediate device controls displacement of a bistable contact bridge corresponding to the functional block. The intermediate device has a molded support piece (33) locked on an upper face of the functional block, and a control unit (35) actuated by the operating unit. The intermediate device has a switching unit (36) that acts on the contact bridge.

Description

La présente invention concerne le domaine des appareillages électriques, en particulier des interrupteurs modulaires à actionnement par bouton poussoir ou par levier basculant monostable ou bistable ou encore par actionneur rotatif, destinés à être montés dans des goulottes de distribution électrique ou dans des boîtes d'encastrement, et a pour objet un tel interrupteur muni d'un dispositif intermédiaire universel d'actionnement du pont de contact.The present invention relates to the field of electrical equipment, in particular modular switches actuated by push button or by lever monostable or bistable lever or by rotary actuator, intended to be mounted in electrical distribution trunking or in boxes flush , and relates to such a switch provided with a universal intermediate device for actuating the contact bridge.

Actuellement, les interrupteurs sont généralement dédiés à une utilisation spécifique et sont, de ce fait, construits en fonction de cette utilisation. En effet, le marché de l'équipement électrique domestique et tertiaire est demandeur d'une grande variété d'appareillages, chacun étant dédié à une utilisation ou à un marché bien particulier. Ainsi, il existe des interrupteurs monostables ou bistables, à actionnement par bouton-poussoir ou par levier basculant.Currently, the switches are generally dedicated to a specific use and are, therefore, built according to this use. Indeed, the market for domestic and tertiary electrical equipment is demanding a wide variety of equipment, each dedicated to a particular use or market. Thus, there are monostable or bistable switches, actuated by pushbutton or swing lever.

DE-A-20 60 752 divulgue un interrupteur à bascule avec un pont de contact à deux positions stables. EP-A- 0 073 013 divulgue un interrupteur du type bouton poussoir avec un ressort de rappel stabilisant un pont de contact dans deux positions. US-A-6 335 500 divulgue un interrupteur du type bouton poussoir, avec un pion en forme de clou agissant sur le pont de contact. DE-A-42 09 62 divulgue un interrupteur basculant, dont le moyen de commande fait pivoter un moyen de commutation agissant sur le pont de contact. Enfin, FR-A-2 589 621 détaille un dispositif de rappel du moyen de commutation par un ressort. DE-A-20 60 752 discloses a rocker switch with a contact bridge at two stable positions. EP-A-0 073 013 discloses a push-button type switch with a return spring stabilizing a contact bridge in two positions. US-A-6,335,500 discloses a push-button type switch, with a nail-shaped pin acting on the contact bridge. DE-A-42 09 62 discloses a rocker switch, the control means of which rotates a switching means acting on the contact bridge. Finally, FR-A-2,589,621 details a device for returning the switching means by a spring.

Ainsi, un interrupteur à bouton-poussoir, monostable ou bistable, présente une constitution spécifique, tenant compte du mode d'actionnement particulier à ce type d'interrupteur, et la partie électrique est conçue en fonction de la particularité de l'actionnement. Il en est de même en ce qui concerne un interrupteur à actionnement par levier basculant, dont la partie mécanique fait également partie intégrante de l'interrupteur, et est donc aussi spécifique.Thus, a push button switch, monostable or bistable, has a specific constitution, taking into account the mode of operation particular to this type of switch, and the electrical part is designed according to the particularity of the actuation. It is the same with regard to a toggle lever operated switch, whose mechanical part is also an integral part of the switch, and is therefore also specific.

Il en résulte que chaque type d'interrupteur met en oeuvre des composants propres, de sorte que son prix de revient unitaire est relativement élevé, étant forcément tributaire du volume de fabrication.As a result, each type of switch uses clean components, so that its unit cost is relatively high, necessarily being dependent on the volume of manufacture.

La présente invention a pour but de pallier ces inconvénients en proposant un interrupteur permettant indifféremment la mise en oeuvre d'actionneurs du type à bouton-poussoir ou à levier basculant, monostables ou bistables, ou encore rotatifs.The present invention aims to overcome these disadvantages by providing a switch allowing indifferently the implementation of actuators of the type push-button or toggle lever, monostable or bistable or rotary.

A cet effet, l'invention a pour objet un interrupteur comprenant un bloc fonctionnel électrique universel, muni d'au moins un pont de contact bistable et d'au moins un organe de manoeuvre. Cet interrupteur est caractérisé en qu'il est muni d'un dispositif intermédiaire universel, actionné par l'organe de manoeuvre correspondant, et commandant le déplacement du pont de contact correspondant du bloc fonctionnel électrique universel.For this purpose, the subject of the invention is a switch comprising a universal electric functional block, provided with at least one bistable contact bridge and at least one actuating member. This switch is characterized in that it is provided with a universal intermediate device, actuated by the corresponding operating member, and controlling the displacement of the corresponding contact bridge of the universal electrical functional block.

L'invention sera mieux comprise, grâce à la description ci-après, qui se rapporte à des modes de réalisation préférés, donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, et expliqués avec référence aux dessins schématiques annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue partielle d'un interrupteur selon l'invention, actionnable par basculement, avec actionnement d'un seul pont de contact;
  • la figure 2 est une vue partielle d'un interrupteur selon l'invention, du type « bouton poussoir »;
  • les figures 3 et 10 montrent des détails de l'interrupteur ;
  • la figure 4 montre l'assemblage entre le moyen de commande et le moyen de commutation ;
  • les figures 5 et 6 montrent le montage du moyen de réarmement, respectivement vu de dessous et vu de dessus;
  • la figure 7 montre l'interaction entre le moyen de commutation et le deuxième chariot mobile;
  • la figure 8 est une vue éclatée d'un dispositif intermédiaire universel selon l'invention, actionnant deux ponts de contact;
  • la figure 9 montre un interrupteur selon l'invention, actionnant deux ponts de contact;
  • la figure 11 illustre un mode de réalisation dans lequel le moyen de réarmement prend la forme d'une lamelle élastique;
  • la figure 12 illustre un mode de réalisation similaire à celui de la figure 11, mais où deux blocs fonctionnels électriques universels 2 peuvent être manipulés indépendamment dans un seul interrupteur, et
  • la figure 13 schématique la forme du moyen de réarmement lors de deux commutations successives.
The invention will be better understood, thanks to the following description, which refers to preferred embodiments, given by way of non-limiting examples, and explained with reference to the appended diagrammatic drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a partial view of a switch according to the invention, operable by tilting, with operation of a single contact bridge;
  • the figure 2 is a partial view of a switch according to the invention, of the "push button"type;
  • the figures 3 and 10 show details of the switch;
  • the figure 4 shows the assembly between the control means and the switching means;
  • the Figures 5 and 6 show the mounting of the resetting means, respectively seen from below and seen from above;
  • the figure 7 shows the interaction between the switching means and the second mobile carriage;
  • the figure 8 is an exploded view of a universal intermediate device according to the invention, actuating two contact bridges;
  • the figure 9 shows a switch according to the invention, actuating two contact bridges;
  • the figure 11 illustrates an embodiment in which the resetting means takes the form of an elastic lamella;
  • the figure 12 illustrates an embodiment similar to that of the figure 11 but where two universal electric functional blocks 2 can be handled independently in a single switch, and
  • the figure 13 schematic the form of the resetting means during two successive commutations.

L'invention consiste en un interrupteur 1 comprenant un bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2, muni d'au moins un pont de contact 3 bistable et d'au moins un organe de manoeuvre 4. Dans les modes de réalisation illustrés, le bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2 est un bloc de commutation électrique. Il peut s'agir d'un autre bloc électrique.The invention consists of a switch 1 comprising a universal electric functional block 2, provided with at least one bistable contact bridge 3 and at least one operating member 4. In the illustrated embodiments, the universal electrical functional block 2 is an electrical switching block. It can be another electric block.

Selon l'invention, cet interrupteur 1 est muni d'un dispositif intermédiaire universel 5, actionné par l'organe de manoeuvre 4 correspondant, et commandant le déplacement du pont de contact 3 correspondant du bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2. Dans le mode de réalisation présenté à la figure 8, on voit que le dispositif intermédiaire universel 5 est destiné à agir sur deux ponts de contact 3. Le dispositif intermédiaire universel 5 coopère avec l'organe de manoeuvre 4, que ce dernier soit mobile en translation perpendiculaire ou parallèle au plan principal de la zone d'interface avec l'utilisateur, ou encore mobile en rotation autour d'un axe parallèle ou perpendiculaire à ce plan. La conception versatile du dispositif intermédiaire universel 5 lui permet de coopérer avec ces différents types d'organe de manoeuvre 4. Il apparaîtra en effet, pour l'homme du métier, qu'il suffit d'y apporter des modifications mineures d'outillage pour adapter le dispositif intermédiaire universel 5 à un type de mobilité de l'organe de manoeuvre 4.According to the invention, this switch 1 is provided with a universal intermediate device 5, actuated by the corresponding operating member 4, and controlling the displacement of the corresponding contact bridge 3 of the universal electric functional block 2. In the embodiment presented to figure 8 it can be seen that the universal intermediate device 5 is intended to act on two contact bridges 3. The universal intermediate device 5 cooperates with the operating member 4, that the latter is movable in translation perpendicular or parallel to the main plane of the zone interface with the user, or mobile in rotation about an axis parallel or perpendicular to this plane. The versatile design of the universal intermediate device 5 allows it to cooperate with these different types of actuating member 4. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, that it is sufficient to make minor modifications of tools for adapt the universal intermediate device 5 to a type of mobility of the operating member 4.

Les figures des dessins annexés illustrent un interrupteur 1 modulaire à actionnement par bouton-poussoir ou par levier basculant monostable ou bistable, destiné à être monté dans des goulottes de distribution électrique ou dans des boîtes d'encastrement. Conformément à l'invention, cet interrupteur 1 comporte au moins un bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2 qui coopère avec un dispositif intermédiaire universel 5 d'actionnement d'au moins un pont de contact 3 dudit bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2. Dans un mode de réalisation non présenté dans les figures annexées, le dispositif intermédiaire universel 5 est apte à coopérer avec un organe de manoeuvre 4 mobile en rotation autour d'un axe perpendiculaire au plan principal de la zone d'interface avec l'utilisateur. Ce plan principal de la zone d'interface avec l'utilisateur correspond au plan de la paroi dans laquelle l'interrupteur 1 est installé, le cas échéant, et donc aussi au plan principal de la pièce support 33 présentée plus loin.The figures of the accompanying drawings illustrate a modular switch 1 actuated by pushbutton or by lever swinging monostable or bistable, intended to be mounted in electrical distribution trunking or in boxes flush. According to the invention, this switch 1 comprises at least one universal electric functional block 2 which cooperates with a universal intermediate device 5 for actuating at least one contact bridge 3 of said universal electric functional block 2. In one embodiment not shown in the accompanying figures, the universal intermediate device 5 is adapted to cooperate with an actuator 4 rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the main plane of the interface area with the user. This main plane of the interface area with the user corresponds to the plane of the wall in which the switch 1 is installed, if necessary, and thus also to the main plane of the support piece 33 presented below.

Le bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2 se présente avantageusement sous la forme d'un ensemble intégrant toutes les fonctions électriques d'un interrupteur 1, et est relié à une plaque de montage 34, permettant la fixation de l'interrupteur 1 dans un boîtier ou dans une goulotte. De manière connue, cet interrupteur 1 est pourvu d'une plaque d'habillage 37, et est actionné au moyen d'un organe de manoeuvre 4, du type bouton poussoir ou levier basculant ou rotatif, et le bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2 présente, à sa partie supérieure proche de sa surface de fixation contre la plaque de montage 34, au moins un pont de contact 3, préférentiellement de type basculant bistable.The universal electrical function block 2 is advantageously in the form of an assembly integrating all the electrical functions of a switch 1, and is connected to a mounting plate 34, allowing the fixing of the switch 1 in a housing or in a a chute. In known manner, this switch 1 is provided with a cover plate 37, and is actuated by means of an operating member 4, the push button type or lever or rotary lever, and the universal electric function block 2 has, at its upper part close to its mounting surface against the mounting plate 34, at least one contact bridge 3, preferably bistable rocking type.

Selon une caractéristique supplémentaire de l'invention, le dispositif intermédiaire universel 5 comprend une pièce support 33, se présentant sous la forme d'une pièce moulée et encliquetée sur la face supérieure du bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2, au moins un moyen de commande 35, actionné par l'organe de manoeuvre 4, au moins un moyen de commutation 36 agissant sur le au moins un pont de contact 3, au moins un premier chariot mobile 6, ainsi qu'au moins un deuxième chariot mobile 8, le premier chariot mobile 6 et le deuxième chariot mobile 8 étant en liaison d'entraînement et provoquant la commutation du pont de contact 3, et un moyen de réarmement 10, maintenu à la pièce support 33 et coopérant avec le premier chariot mobile 6 et avec le deuxième chariot mobile 8 pour les placer l'un par rapport à l'autre, après chaque commutation, dans une configuration telle qu'ils peuvent provoquer la commutation suivante du pont de contact 3.According to a further feature of the invention, the universal intermediate device 5 comprises a support piece 33, in the form of a molded piece and snapped onto the upper face of the universal electric functional block 2, at least one control means 35. , actuated by the operating member 4, at least one switching means 36 acting on the at least one contact bridge 3, at least one first mobile carriage 6, and at least one second mobile carriage 8, the first carriage mobile 6 and the second movable carriage 8 being in driving connection and causing the switching of the contact bridge 3, and a resetting means 10, maintained at the support part 33 and cooperating with the first mobile carriage 6 and with the second carriage mobile 8 to place them relative to each other, after each switching, in a configuration such that they can cause the next switching of the contact bridge 3.

Dans un mode de réalisation particulièrement avantageux, le moyen de réarmement 10 est maintenu à la pièce support 33 au niveau d'un arbre 11, coopère avec le premier chariot mobile 6 au niveau d'une première ouverture 6', coopère avec le deuxième chariot mobile 8 au niveau d'une deuxième ouverture 8', et consiste en un moyen élastique, qui, après une commutation du pont de contact 3, amène le premier chariot mobile 6 dans une position à partir laquelle il peut provoquer la translation du deuxième chariot mobile 8 lors de la commutation suivante.In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the resetting means 10 is held at the support piece 33 at a shaft 11, cooperates with the first mobile carriage 6 at a first opening 6 ', cooperates with the second carriage mobile 8 at a second opening 8 ', and consists of an elastic means, which, after a switching of the contact bridge 3, causes the first movable carriage 6 in a position from which it can cause the translation of the second carriage mobile 8 during the next switching.

La pièce support 33 est fixée sur le bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2. La figure 8 montre que le moyen de commutation 36 agit sur deux ponts de contact 3, alors que, dans les figures 1 et 2, il agit sur un seul pont de contact 3. La pièce support 33, sur le bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2, se présente avantageusement sous la forme d'une pièce moulée, pouvant être encliquetée sur la face supérieure du bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2.The support piece 33 is fixed on the universal electric functional block 2. figure 8 shows that the switching means 36 acts on two contact bridges 3, whereas in the figures 1 and 2 it acts on a single contact bridge 3. The support piece 33, on the universal electric functional block 2, is advantageously in the form of a molded part, can be snapped onto the top face of the universal electrical function block 2.

L'interrupteur 1 est, en outre, muni d'au moins un moyen de rappel de commande, constitué par un ressort de rappel 38 pour le retour du moyen de commande 35, après son actionnement, ainsi que par des moyens d'ancrage dudit ressort de rappel 38 au niveau du moyen de commande 35 et au niveau de la pièce support 33. Dans le mode de réalisation présenté dans les figures, le ressort de rappel 38 est enfilé, pour une de ses extrémités, sur une tige associée à la pièce support 33, et, pour l'autre extrémité, sur une tige associée au moyen de commande 35. L'interrupteur 1 peut ainsi être muni, suivant un mode de déplacement du moyen de commande 35, d'un ressort de rappel 38 positionné sensiblement dans un coin d'une face du moyen de commande 35 en regard de la pièce support 33. L'interrupteur 1 peut aussi être muni de deux ressorts de rappel 38, en particulier lorsque le moyen de commande 35 est mobile en rotation, tel qu'avec un actionnement à bascule. Enfin, l'interrupteur 1 peut être muni de quatre ressorts de rappel 38, en particulier lorsque le moyen de commande 35 est mobile en translation perpendiculaire au plan principal de la pièce support 33.The switch 1 is furthermore provided with at least one control return means constituted by a return spring 38 for the return of the control means 35, after it has been actuated, as well as by anchoring means of said return spring 38 at the control means 35 and at the support piece 33. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the return spring 38 is threaded, for one of its ends, on a rod associated with the support member 33, and, for the other end, a rod associated with the control means 35. The switch 1 can thus be provided, in a mode of movement of the control means 35, a return spring 38 positioned substantially in a corner of a face of the control means 35 facing the support member 33. The switch 1 may also be provided with two return springs 38, in particular when the control means 35 is rotatable, such as only with rocking actuation. Finally, the switch 1 may be provided with four return springs 38, in particular when the control means 35 is movable in translation perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33.

Selon une caractéristique supplémentaire envisageable de l'invention, l'interrupteur 1 est, en outre, muni d'un moyen de limitation du déplacement du moyen de commande 35, qui peut être, par exemple, sous la forme d'au moins une butée de déplacement 39, ou, comme l'illustre la figure 1, d'une nervure s'étendant en saillie de la pièce support 33 et contre laquelle vient buter le moyen de commande 35, ou encore, comme le montre la figure 12, d'une paroi de la pièce support 33.According to a further conceivable characteristic of the invention, the switch 1 is further provided with means for limiting the displacement of the control means 35, which may be, for example, in the form of at least one stop displacement 39, or, as illustrated by figure 1 , a rib projecting from the support piece 33 and against which the control means 35 abuts, or, as shown in FIG. figure 12 , a wall of the support piece 33.

La conception du dispositif intermédiaire universel 5 est telle que le moyen de commande 35 peut, par des modifications simples, être adapté pour effectuer un mouvement de translation, du type bouton poussoir comme représenté à la figure 2, ou un mouvement de rotation, du type interrupteur 1 à basculement, comme le montre la figure 2, ou à bouton tournant. Le moyen de commutation 36 peut, lui aussi, avoir différentes variantes, et être tel qu'il agit sur un ou plusieurs ponts de contact 3.The design of the universal intermediate device 5 is such that the control means 35 can, by simple modifications, be adapted to perform a translational movement, of the push button type as shown in FIG. figure 2 , or a rotational movement, of the switch type 1 to tilt, as shown in FIG. figure 2 , or with a turning knob. The switching means 36 may also have different variants and be such as to act on one or more contact bridges 3.

En outre, le premier chariot mobile 6 présente une ouverture 20, de forme rectangulaire, formant un guidage rectiligne pour des moyens de fixation dudit premier chariot mobile 6 au moyen de commande 35 réalisés sous forme de crochets 21 s'étendant en saillie sous la face inférieure du moyen de commande 35, ce dernier étant fixé par encliquetage sous la face inférieure de l'organe de manoeuvre 4, les dits crochets 21 maintenant, en outre, le premier chariot mobile 6 par rapport au moyen de commande 35 de sorte que le premier chariot mobile 6 est maintenu contre et entraîné par le moyen de commande 35.In addition, the first mobile carriage 6 has an opening 20, of rectangular shape, forming a rectilinear guide for fixing means of said first movable carriage 6 to the control means 35 made in the form of hooks 21 projecting under the face lower the control means 35, the latter being snap-fastened under the lower face of the actuating member 4, said hooks 21 now, in addition, the first movable carriage 6 relative to the control means 35 so that the first movable carriage 6 is held against and driven by the control means 35.

Les faces inférieures de l'organe de manoeuvre 4 et du moyen de commande 35 sont disposées à l'opposé de la zone d'interaction avec l'utilisateur.The lower faces of the operating member 4 and the control means 35 are arranged opposite the interaction zone with the user.

En outre, le moyen de commutation 36 coopère, par des saillies 30 de sa partie inférieure, avec des paliers ouverts 31 du deuxième chariot mobile 8, de sorte que, par un effet d'excentrique, une translation du deuxième chariot mobile 8 entraîne un pivotement du moyen de commutation 36, et le deuxième chariot mobile 8 présente, en outre, une première paroi de guidage 40, sensiblement plane, pouvant coopérer avec une deuxième paroi de guidage 22, sensiblement plane et aménagée au niveau de la pièce support 33, de sorte à réaliser un second guidage 41 pour le deuxième chariot mobile 8 dans une translation sensiblement parallèle à un plan principal de la pièce support 33. Les figures annexées montrent que le deuxième chariot mobile 8 permet l'actionnement en pivotement du moyen de commutation 36, le premier chariot mobile 6 étant déplaçable sur le deuxième chariot mobile 8, le moyen de commande 35 entraînant le déplacement en translation ou en pivotement du premier chariot mobile 6 le long ou autour d'un axe sensiblement parallèle au plan principal de la pièce support 33.In addition, the switching means 36 cooperates, by projections 30 of its lower part, with open bearings 31 of the second mobile carriage 8, so that, by an eccentric effect, a translation of the second mobile carriage 8 causes a pivoting of the switching means 36, and the second mobile carriage 8 has, in addition, a first substantially planar first guide wall 40, which can cooperate with a second, substantially planar, guide wall 22 arranged at the support part 33, so as to make a second guide 41 for the second mobile carriage 8 in a translation substantially parallel to a main plane of the support member 33. The accompanying figures show that the second movable carriage 8 allows the pivoting operation of the switching means 36 , the first movable carriage 6 being displaceable on the second mobile carriage 8, the control means 35 causing the translation or pivoting movement of the first movi er movable carriage 6 along or about an axis substantially parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33.

Le moyen de commutation 36 d'entraînement en pivotement du pont de contact 3 ou de ponts de contact 3 du au moins un bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2 se présente sous la forme d'au moins un élément allongé 26, monté perpendiculairement sur un palier pivotant 27, présentant une interruption centrale et qui est guidé à sa partie supérieure, d'une part, de part et d'autre de l'interruption centrale, par l'intermédiaire d'ergots cylindriques 28, dans des guides 29 correspondants du moyen de commande 35, et, d'autre part, aux extrémités, dans des paliers de pivotement 25 prévus dans la pièce support 33 fixée au bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2. Le moyen de commutation 36 a donc sensiblement une forme en U, dont les ailes viennent s'engager dans les paliers de pivotement 25 du moyen de commande 35, ce dernier étant alors fixé avec faculté de mouvement entre lesdites ailes, et au moins un élément allongé 26 s'étendant à partir de la base de ce U et agissant sur un pont de contact 3. Le moyen de commande 35 comprend, dans le cas d'un actionnement du type « bouton poussoir », des ouvertures suffisamment grandes au niveau des paliers de pivotement 25 pour qu'il puisse se déplacer par rapport au moyen de commutation 36 auquel il est fixé.The switching means 36 for pivoting the contact bridge 3 or contact bridges 3 of the at least one universal electrical functional block 2 is in the form of at least one elongated element 26 mounted perpendicularly on a pivoting bearing 27, having a central interruption and which is guided at its upper part, on the one hand, on either side of the central interruption, by means of cylindrical pins 28, in corresponding guides 29 of the means of control 35, and, secondly, at the ends, in pivot bearings 25 provided in the support part 33 attached to the universal electrical functional block 2. The switching means 36 is substantially U-shaped, whose wings come engage in the pivot bearings 25 of the control means 35, the latter being then fixed with the possibility of movement between said wings, and at least one elongated element 26 extending from the base of this U and acting on a contact bridge 3. The control means 35 comprises, in the case of actuation of the "push button" type, sufficiently large openings at the level of the bearings pivoting means 25 so that it can move relative to the switching means 36 to which it is attached.

Le dispositif intermédiaire universel 5 permet différentes cinématiques de l'organe de manoeuvre 4 et du moyen de commande 35, ainsi que de multiples configurations d'interface utilisateur tout en conservant le même bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2. Ainsi, le moyen de commande 35 est mobile par rapport à la pièce support 33, soit en translation perpendiculaire ou parallèle au plan principal de cette dernière, soit en rotation autour d'un axe parallèle ou perpendiculaire à ce plan. Un moyen de commande 35 déplaçable par translation perpendiculaire au plan principal de la pièce support 33 correspond à un interrupteur 1 du type bouton poussoir. Dans ce premier cas, illustré à la figure 2, l'interrupteur 1 présente un troisième guidage 42 pour le au moins un moyen de commande 35 dans une translation sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan principal de la pièce support 33, réalisé sous la forme d'une nervure linéaire 12, aménagée au niveau du moyen de commande 35 et coopérant avec une rainure linéaire 13 associée à la pièce support 33. Bien entendu, la nervure peut être aménagée au niveau de la pièce support 33 et/ou se réduire à des plots de guidage, la rainure étant aménagée au niveau du moyen de commande 35. Tout autre guidage linéaire connu de l'homme du métier est utilisable.The universal intermediate device 5 allows different kinematics of the operating member 4 and the control means 35, as well as multiple user interface configurations while maintaining the same universal electrical function block 2. Thus, the control means 35 is movable relative to the support member 33, either in translation perpendicular or parallel to the main plane of the latter, or in rotation about an axis parallel or perpendicular to this plane. A control means 35 displaceable by translation perpendicular to the main plane of the support member 33 corresponds to a switch 1 of the push button type. In this first case, illustrated in figure 2 the switch 1 has a third guide 42 for the at least one control means 35 in a translation substantially perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33, in the form of a linear rib 12, arranged at the level of the control 35 and cooperating with a linear groove 13 associated with the support piece 33. Of course, the rib can be arranged at the support piece 33 and / or be reduced to guide pads, the groove being arranged at the level of the means 35. Any other linear guide known to those skilled in the art is usable.

Afin de réaliser la manoeuvre et, comme le montrent les figures 3 et 10, l'interrupteur 1 présente au moins un moyen d'actionnement 14, 15, 16, 19, qui comprend, d'une part, une première face d'appui 14 et une deuxième face d'appui 15, toutes deux aménagées au niveau du deuxième chariot mobile 8, et, d'autre part, un ergot triangulaire 16, aménagé au niveau de la pièce support 33 et dont la section prend la forme d'un triangle orienté vers le moyen de commande 35, créant un premier côté 17 et un deuxième côté 18, le moyen d'actionnement comprenant, en outre, une excroissance 19, aménagée au niveau du premier chariot mobile 6, présentant, par exemple, une section semi-circulaire, et pouvant coopérer mécaniquement, soit, à la fois, avec le premier côté 17 de l'ergot triangulaire 16 et la première face d'appui 14, soit, à la fois, avec le deuxième côté 18 de l'ergot triangulaire 16 et la deuxième face d'appui 15.In order to carry out the maneuver and, as the figures 3 and 10 , the switch 1 has at least one actuating means 14, 15, 16, 19, which comprises, on the one hand, a first support face 14 and a second support face 15, both arranged at the the second mobile carriage 8, and, secondly, a triangular pin 16, arranged at the support piece 33 and whose section takes the shape of a triangle facing the control means 35, creating a first side 17 and a second side 18, the actuating means further comprising a protrusion 19, arranged at the first movable carriage 6, having, for example, a semicircular section, and being able to cooperate mechanically, that is, both , with the first side 17 of the triangular lug 16 and the first bearing face 14, that is, both with the second side 18 of the triangular lug 16 and the second bearing face 15.

Dans le cas d'un moyen de commande 35 déplaçable en translation perpendiculaire au plan principal de la pièce support 33, et donc du type poussoir, l'actionnement du moyen de commande 35 a directement pour effet de rapprocher l'excroissance 19 de l'ergot triangulaire 16. Un moyen de commande 35 déplaçable par rotation autour d'un axe parallèle au plan principal de la pièce support 33, et donc aussi à la paroi dans laquelle l'interrupteur 1 est placé, correspond à un interrupteur 1 du type à basculement. Dans ce cas, l'axe de pivot du moyen de commande 35 est tel que l'action sur ce dernier a pour effet de rapprocher l'excroissance 19 de l'ergot triangulaire 16. De plus, dans cette configuration, l'interrupteur 1 présente un quatrième guidage 43 du moyen de commande 35 en rotation autour d'un axe sensiblement parallèle au plan principal de la pièce support 33, réalisé sous la forme d'un arrondi 44, aménagé au niveau du moyen de commutation 36 et destiné à être logé dans une ouverture arrondie 45 correspondante, aménagée au niveau du moyen de commande 35.In the case of a control means 35 displaceable in translation perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33, and therefore of the push-type, the actuation of the control means 35 has the direct effect of bringing the projection 19 closer to the triangular pin 16. A control means 35 movable by rotation about an axis parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33, and thus also to the wall in which the switch 1 is placed, corresponds to a switch 1 of the type to failover. In this case, the pivot axis of the control means 35 is such that the action on the latter has the effect of bringing the projection 19 closer to the triangular lug 16. In addition, in this configuration, the switch 1 has a fourth guide 43 of the control means 35 rotated about an axis substantially parallel to the main plane of the support member 33, formed in the form of a rounded portion 44, arranged at the switching means 36 and intended to be housed in a corresponding rounded opening 45, arranged at the level of the control means 35.

Dans un mode de réalisation particulier, la pièce support 33 est avantageusement adaptée pour coopérer avec un moyen de commande 35 mobile en rotation autour d'un axe parallèle au plan principal de la pièce support 33, ainsi qu'avec un moyen de commande 35 différent, mobile en translation perpendiculaire à ce même plan. La pièce support 33 est alors munie de paliers de pivotement 25, prévus sur deux faces opposées parallèles et destinés à coopérer avec le moyen de commande 35 du déplacement du premier chariot mobile 6 et du deuxième chariot mobile 8 et aussi munie éventuellement de rainures linéaires 13.In a particular embodiment, the support piece 33 is advantageously adapted to cooperate with a control means movable in rotation about an axis parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33, as well as with a different control means 35. mobile in translation perpendicular to this same plane. The support piece 33 is then provided with pivot bearings 25, provided on two opposite parallel faces and intended to cooperate with the means 35 for controlling the displacement of the first movable carriage 6 and the second movable carriage 8 and possibly also provided with linear grooves 13 .

Dans un autre mode de réalisation non représenté dans les figures, le moyen de commande 35 est mobile de façon parallèle au plan principal de la pièce support 33. Des appuis obliques transforment ce déplacement en mouvement adéquat et décrit plus loin au niveau de l'excroissance 19. Une telle alternative permet la réalisation d'interrupteur 1 du type « à tirage ».In another embodiment not shown in the figures, the control means 35 is movable parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33. Oblique supports transform this displacement into a proper movement and described later at the level of the outgrowth 19. Such an alternative allows the production of switch 1 of the "pull" type.

Dans un autre mode de réalisation non représenté dans les figures, le moyen de commande 35 est mobile en rotation autour d'un axe perpendiculaire au plan principal de la pièce support 33. Là aussi, des appuis obliques transforment ce déplacement en mouvement adéquat et décrit plus loin au niveau de l'excroissance 19, c'est-à-dire en un rapprochement de cette excroissance 19 par rapport à l'ergot triangulaire 16. Bien entendu, les conceptions du moyen de commande 35 et de la pièce support 33 sont adaptées. Dans ce mode de réalisation, l'interrupteur 1 présente un guidage du moyen de commande 35 en rotation autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan principal de la pièce support 33.In another embodiment not shown in the figures, the control means 35 is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33. Here again, oblique supports transform this displacement into a suitable movement and described further at the level of the protrusion 19, that is to say in a rapprochement of this protrusion 19 relative to the triangular pin 16. Of course, the designs of the control means 35 and the part support 33 are adapted. In this embodiment, the switch 1 has a guide of the control means 35 in rotation about an axis substantially perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33.

Le moyen de commutation 36 coopère, par des saillies 30 de sa partie inférieure, avec des paliers ouverts 31 du deuxième chariot mobile 8, ledit élément allongé 26 étant pourvu à son extrémité opposée au palier pivotant 27 d'une tête 32, chargée par un ressort, et s'appuyant sur le pont de contact 3. Le déplacement du deuxième chariot mobile 8, parallèlement au plan principal de la pièce support 33, a donc pour effet de faire pivoter le moyen de commutation 36. Ainsi, lors d'un déplacement du deuxième chariot mobile 8, parallèlement au plan principal de la pièce support 33, le moyen de commutation 36, qui est maintenu à sa partie supérieure, par l'intermédiaire des ergots cylindriques 28, dans les guides 29 du moyen de commande 35, est entraîné, à sa partie inférieure, par l'intermédiaire des saillies 30 de cette dernière, par les paliers ouverts 31 du deuxième chariot mobile 8, de sorte que son ou ses éléments allongés 26 se déplacent sur le pont de contact 3 et amènent celui-ci d'une première position à une seconde position, l'une de ces positions correspondant, par exemple, à l'établissement d'un circuit électrique, et l'autre position correspondant à la coupure de ce circuit.The switching means 36 cooperates, by projections 30 of its lower part, with open bearings 31 of the second mobile carriage 8, said elongated element 26 being provided at its end opposite the pivoting bearing 27 of a head 32, loaded by a spring, and resting on the contact bridge 3. The displacement of the second movable carriage 8, parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33, has the effect of pivoting the switching means 36. Thus, during a moving the second mobile carriage 8, parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33, the switching means 36, which is held at its upper part, by means of the cylindrical pins 28, in the guides 29 of the control means 35, is driven, at its lower part, through the projections 30 of the latter, by the open bearings 31 of the second mobile carriage 8, so that its elongated element or elements 26 move on the bridge of contact 3 and bring it from a first position to a second position, one of these positions corresponding, for example, to the establishment of an electrical circuit, and the other position corresponding to the break of this circuit .

La commutation au niveau du moyen d'actionnement 14, 15, 16, 19 est réalisée en deux phases, décrites ci-après, en relation, entre autres, avec la figure 13. La première phase consiste à déplacer le deuxième chariot mobile 8 parallèlement au plan principal de la pièce support 33, et donc à effectuer la commutation au niveau du pont de contact 3. La deuxième phase consiste à mettre le premier chariot mobile 6 dans une position à partir de laquelle il peut provoquer la translation du deuxième chariot mobile 8 lors de la commutation suivante. La position de départ considérée pour cette explication est celle de la figure 10. Dans cette configuration, d'une part, le deuxième chariot mobile 8 est dans une position telle que la deuxième face d'appui 15 est à proximité de l'ergot triangulaire 16, et, plus particulièrement, du deuxième côté 18 de ce dernier, et, d'autre part, l'excroissance 19 est placée en vis-à-vis du coin formé par ladite deuxième face d'appui 15 et ledit deuxième côté 18 de l'ergot triangulaire 16.Switching at the actuating means 14, 15, 16, 19 is performed in two phases, described below, in relation, inter alia, with the figure 13 . The first phase consists of moving the second mobile carriage 8 parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33, and thus to effect switching at the contact bridge 3. The second phase consists of putting the first mobile carriage 6 in a position to from which it can cause the translation of the second mobile carriage 8 during the next switching. The starting position considered for this explanation is that of the figure 10 . In this configuration, on the one hand, the second mobile carriage 8 is in a position such that the second bearing face 15 is close to the triangular pin 16, and more particularly to the second side 18 of the latter, and, on the other hand, the protrusion 19 is placed facing the corner formed by said second bearing face 15 and said second side 18 of the triangular pin 16.

La première phase se déroule de la façon suivante. Une action sur le moyen de commande 35, qu'il soit mobile en translation perpendiculaire ou parallèle au plan principal de la pièce support 33, ou mobile en rotation autour d'un axe parallèle ou perpendiculaire à ce même plan, aura pour effet d'approcher l'excroissance 19, à la fois, de la deuxième face d'appui 15, et du deuxième côté 18 de l'ergot triangulaire 16. Ce mouvement de l'excroissance 19 a pour effet d'écarter la deuxième face d'appui 15 du deuxième côté 18 de l'ergot triangulaire 16, compte tenu de l'effet de coin provoqué et de l'appui sur l'ergot triangulaire 16 fixe associé à la pièce support 33, ce qui crée une translation du deuxième chariot mobile 8, de la gauche vers la droite de la figure 10. A la fin de ce mouvement, la première face d'appui 14, située à gauche de la figure 10, se trouve à proximité de l'ergot triangulaire 16, et, plus particulièrement, du premier côté 17. Le déplacement du deuxième chariot mobile 8 provoque la commutation du pont de contact 3.The first phase takes place as follows. An action on the control means 35, whether mobile in translation perpendicular or parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33, or movable in rotation about an axis parallel or perpendicular to the same plane, will have the effect of approaching the protrusion 19, at the same time, the second face of support 15, and the second side 18 of the triangular pin 16. This movement of the protrusion 19 has the effect of moving the second bearing surface 15 of the second side 18 of the triangular pin 16, taking into account the corner effect and the support on the fixed triangular pin 16 associated with the support piece 33, which creates a translation of the second mobile carriage 8, from the left to the right of the figure 10 . At the end of this movement, the first bearing surface 14, located to the left of the figure 10 , is located near the triangular pin 16, and, more particularly, the first side 17. The displacement of the second mobile carriage 8 causes the switching of the contact bridge 3.

Comme le déplacement de l'excroissance 19, et donc du deuxième chariot mobile 8 qui la porte, se fait sensiblement perpendiculairement au plan principal de la pièce support 33, le déplacement du deuxième chariot mobile 8 se fait parallèlement au plan principal de la pièce support 33, de la gauche vers la droite de la figure 10. Ce mouvement du deuxième chariot mobile 8 déforme le moyen de réarmement 10, dont une extrémité, assujettie au deuxième chariot mobile 8, est déplacée par rapport à l'autre extrémité, qui est assujettie au premier chariot mobile 6, sensiblement immobile dans la direction de translation du deuxième chariot mobile 8. La translation du deuxième chariot mobile 8 fait pivoter le moyen de commutation 36 par l'effet d'excentrique créé par la saillie 30 en prise avec le palier ouvert 31. A ce stade, il est nécessaire de réarmer le moyen d'actionnement, c'est-à-dire de le rendre à nouveau capable d'effectuer une commutation à partir d'une même action sur le moyen de commande 35. Avec un pont de contact 3 bistable, il s'agit donc de rendre le moyen d'actionnement capable d'effectuer la commutation en sens inverse. Pour cela, il est nécessaire de déplacer le premier chariot mobile 6, et de le mettre dans une position à partir de laquelle il pourra, dans la commutation suivante, à nouveau, agir sur le deuxième chariot mobile 8, dans une direction opposée, en utilisant le même effet de coin précédemment décrit.As the displacement of the protrusion 19, and therefore of the second movable carriage 8 which carries it, is substantially perpendicular to the main plane of the support piece 33, the displacement of the second movable carriage 8 is parallel to the main plane of the support piece. 33, from the left to the right of the figure 10 . This movement of the second mobile carriage 8 deforms the resetting means 10, one end of which is secured to the second mobile carriage 8, is displaced with respect to the other end, which is secured to the first mobile carriage 6, substantially stationary in the direction of movement. translation of the second mobile carriage 8. The translation of the second movable carriage 8 pivots the switching means 36 by the eccentric effect created by the projection 30 in engagement with the open bearing 31. At this stage, it is necessary to rearm the actuating means, that is to say to make it again capable of switching from the same action on the control means 35. With a contact bridge 3 bistable, it is therefore to make the actuating means capable of performing the switching in the opposite direction. For this, it is necessary to move the first movable carriage 6, and put it in a position from which it can, in the next switching, again act on the second movable carriage 8, in an opposite direction, in using the same wedge effect previously described.

La deuxième phase se déroule de la façon suivante. L'action sur le moyen de commande 35 étant relâchée, le ressort de rappel 38, glissé sur une tige associée à la pièce support 33, repousse le moyen de commande 35 dans sa position initiale. Grâce aux crochets 21, le moyen de commande 35 entraîne avec lui le premier chariot mobile 6, ce qui a pour effet d'écarter l'excroissance 19 de la première face d'appui 14 et du premier côté 17, dans une direction sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan principal de la pièce support 33. Le deuxième chariot mobile 8 est maintenu dans sa position par le biais du moyen de commutation 36 en appui sur le pont de contact 3, lui-même en appui, avec une force créée par sa tête 32 chargée par ressort, sur un des deux contacts fixes de l'interrupteur 1.The second phase takes place as follows. The action on the control means 35 being released, the return spring 38, slid on a rod associated with the support piece 33, pushes the means of control 35 in its initial position. Thanks to the hooks 21, the control means 35 carries with it the first movable carriage 6, which has the effect of spreading the protrusion 19 of the first bearing face 14 and the first side 17, in a substantially perpendicular direction the main plane of the support piece 33. The second mobile carriage 8 is held in its position by means of the switching means 36 resting on the contact bridge 3, itself supported, with a force created by its head 32 spring loaded on one of the two fixed contacts of the switch 1.

L'excroissance 19 du premier chariot mobile 6 étant alors dégagée du coin formé par la première face d'appui 14 et le premier côté 17 de l'ergot triangulaire 16, le moyen de réarmement 10 peut se décharger et provoquer le déplacement du premier chariot mobile 6. La décharge du moyen de réarmement 10 tend à lui redonner sa forme stable. Une de ses extrémités, assujettie au deuxième chariot mobile 8, lui-même immobilisé par la position stable du moyen de commutation 36, est immobile.The projection 19 of the first movable carriage 6 then being disengaged from the corner formed by the first bearing face 14 and the first side 17 of the triangular pin 16, the resetting means 10 can be unloaded and cause the displacement of the first carriage 6. The discharge of the resetting means 10 tends to restore its stable shape. One of its ends, secured to the second mobile carriage 8, itself immobilized by the stable position of the switching means 36, is stationary.

Lorsque le moyen de réarmement 10 tend à retrouver sa forme stable, l'autre extrémité est donc mise en mouvement, ce qui déplace le premier chariot mobile 6 auquel elle est assujettie. Le moyen de réarmement 10 tout entier pivote simultanément autour d'un arbre 11, assujettie à la pièce support 33, ce qui contrôle la décharge et impose en partie, mais constamment, la position du moyen de réarmement 10 autour de cet arbre 11. Le premier chariot mobile 6 est donc déplacé par la décharge du moyen de réarmement 10, de la droite vers la gauche de la figure 10. Le premier chariot mobile 6 est guidé dans ce mouvement par les crochets 21 se déplaçant dans les ouvertures 20, et abouti à une position telle que l'excroissance 19 se trouve en vis-à-vis du coin formé par la première face d'appui 14 et le premier côté 17. En effet, lors de la première phase de la commutation, le deuxième chariot mobile 8 est déplacé jusqu'à ce que la première face d'appui 14 arrive à proximité du premier côté 17.When the resetting means 10 tends to return to its stable shape, the other end is set in motion, which moves the first movable carriage 6 to which it is subject. The entire resetting means 10 pivots simultaneously around a shaft 11, secured to the support member 33, which controls the discharge and imposes partly, but constantly, the position of the resetting means 10 around the shaft 11. first movable carriage 6 is displaced by the discharge of the resetting means 10, from the right to the left of the figure 10 . The first movable carriage 6 is guided in this movement by the hooks 21 moving in the openings 20, and resulted in a position such that the protrusion 19 is opposite the corner formed by the first bearing face. 14 and the first side 17. Indeed, during the first phase of switching, the second mobile carriage 8 is moved until the first bearing face 14 comes close to the first side 17.

La commutation suivante est donc réalisée à partir de la configuration suivante : d'une part, le deuxième chariot mobile 8 est dans une position telle que la première face d'appui 14 vient à proximité de l'ergot triangulaire 16, et, plus particulièrement, du premier côté 17 de ce dernier, formant ainsi un coin, en vis-à-vis duquel se trouve l'excroissance 19. L'action sur le moyen de commande 35 fera alors se translater le deuxième chariot mobile 8 vers la gauche de la figure 10, chargeant à nouveau le moyen de réarmement 10, qui tendra à retrouver sa forme stable et tirera le premier chariot mobile 6 vers la droite de la figure 10, pour aboutir à une configuration telle que représentée à cette figure. Bien entendu, l'ergot triangulaire 16, la première face d'appui 14, la deuxième face d'appui 15, ainsi que l'excroissance 19 peuvent être de formes géométriques alternatives, conservant le principe d'un appui oblique pour transformer le mouvement de l'excroissance 19 en un mouvement de translation du deuxième chariot mobile 8 parallèle au plan principal de la pièce support 33.The following switching is therefore performed from the following configuration: on the one hand, the second mobile carriage 8 is in a position such that the first bearing face 14 comes close to the triangular pin 16, and more particularly , on the first side 17 of the latter, thus forming a corner, opposite the excrescence 19. The action on the control means 35 will then translate the second movable carriage 8 to the left of the figure 10 , loading the resetting means 10 again, which will tend to return to its stable form and will pull the first mobile cart 6 to the right of the figure 10 to arrive at a configuration as shown in this figure. Of course, the triangular lug 16, the first bearing face 14, the second bearing face 15, and the protrusion 19 may be of alternative geometric shapes, retaining the principle of an oblique support to transform the movement the protrusion 19 in a translation movement of the second movable carriage 8 parallel to the main plane of the support piece 33.

La figure 13 schématise la forme du moyen de réarmement 10 au cours de deux commutations successives, pour chacune des deux phases. Sur ce schéma l'extrémité supérieure du moyen de réarmement 10 est assujettie au premier chariot mobile 6, et l'extrémité inférieure au deuxième chariot mobile 8. Le moyen de réarmement 10 est chargé lors des premières phases, et se décharge lors des deuxièmes phases. La forme du moyen de réarmement 10 au début d'une commutation correspond à celle de la fin de l'autre commutation. Il n'est pas indispensable que la forme du moyen de réarmement 10, à la fin d'une commutation, corresponde à sa forme stable.The figure 13 schematizes the shape of the resetting means 10 during two successive switches, for each of the two phases. In this diagram, the upper end of the resetting means 10 is secured to the first mobile carriage 6, and the lower end to the second mobile carriage 8. The resetting means 10 is loaded during the first phases, and discharges during the second phases. . The form of the resetting means 10 at the beginning of one switching corresponds to that of the end of the other switching. It is not essential that the form of the resetting means 10, at the end of a switch, corresponds to its stable shape.

Dans un mode de réalisation de l'invention illustré aux figures 1 à 3, 5, 6, 8, le au moins un moyen élastique formant le moyen de réarmement 10 consiste en un ressort de torsion, monté libre en rotation sur l'arbre 11 associé à la pièce support 33, une des extrémités dudit ressort de torsion étant entraînée par le premier chariot mobile 6 au niveau de la première ouverture 6', l'autre extrémité étant entraînée par le deuxième chariot mobile 8 au niveau de la deuxième ouverture 8'. Dans un second mode de réalisation, illustré aux figures 11 et 12, le au moins un moyen élastique formant le moyen de réarmement 10 consiste en une lamelle élastique, montée libre en rotation sur l'arbre 11 associé à la pièce support 33, une des extrémités de ladite lamelle étant entraînée par le premier chariot mobile 6 au niveau de la première ouverture 6', l'autre extrémité étant entraînée par le deuxième chariot mobile 8 au niveau de la deuxième ouverture 8'.In one embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 , 5 , 6 , 8 the at least one elastic means forming the resetting means 10 consists of a torsion spring, rotatably mounted on the shaft 11 associated with the support piece 33, one end of said torsion spring being driven by the first movable carriage 6 at the first opening 6 ', the other end being driven by the second movable carriage 8 at the second opening 8'. In a second embodiment, illustrated in figures 11 and 12 the at least one resilient means forming the resetting means 10 consists of an elastic lamella mounted free to rotate on the shaft 11 associated with the support piece 33, one end of said lamella being driven by the first movable carriage 6 to level of the first opening 6 ', the other end being driven by the second movable carriage 8 at the second opening 8'.

Grâce à l'invention, il est ainsi possible de réaliser un interrupteur 1, dont la conception du bloc fonctionnel électrique universel 2 est classique, et indépendante de l'actionnement qui en est réalisé : pression ou bascule, voire tirage ou rotation dans le plan de l'appareil. Le dispositif intermédiaire universel 5 est sensiblement le même pour ces différents modes de réalisation. Un interrupteur 1 peut donc être conçu sous la forme d'une combinaison de blocs fonctionnels électriques universels 2 identiques et côte à côte, chacun étant actionné différemment. Les figures 1 et 2 montrent ainsi une partie d'un interrupteur 1 où le moyen de commande 35 actionne un seul pont de contact 3. La figure 8 montre une partie d'un interrupteur 1 où le moyen de commande 35 actionne deux ponts de contact 3, au travers d'un moyen de commutation 36 muni de deux éléments allongés 26. La figure 12 montre une partie d'un interrupteur 1 comprenant deux premiers chariots mobiles 6 et deux deuxièmes chariots mobiles 8. Une telle configuration vient ensuite être actionnée par deux moyens de commande 35 différents. Ainsi, un interrupteur 1 selon l'invention peut intégrer un seul moyen d'actionnement formé de l'ergot triangulaire 16, de l'excroissance 19 de la première face d'appui 14 et de la deuxième face d'appui 15, ou plusieurs.Thanks to the invention, it is thus possible to produce a switch 1, the design of the universal electrical function block 2 is conventional, and independent of the actuation that is achieved: pressure or rocker, or drawing or rotation in the plane of the device. The universal intermediate device 5 is substantially the same for these different embodiments. A switch 1 can therefore be designed in the form a combination of universal electric functional blocks 2 identical and side by side, each being operated differently. The figures 1 and 2 thus show a part of a switch 1 where the control means 35 actuates a single contact bridge 3. The figure 8 shows a part of a switch 1 where the control means 35 actuates two contact bridges 3, through a switching means 36 provided with two elongated elements 26. The figure 12 shows a portion of a switch 1 comprising two first movable carriages 6 and two second movable carriages 8. Such a configuration is then actuated by two different control means 35. Thus, a switch 1 according to the invention can integrate a single actuating means formed of the triangular pin 16, the protrusion 19 of the first bearing face 14 and the second bearing face 15, or several .

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits et représentés aux dessins annexés. Des modifications restent possibles, notamment du point de vue de la constitution des divers éléments ou par substitution d'équivalents techniques, sans sortir pour autant du domaine de protection de l'invention.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described and shown in the accompanying drawings. Modifications are possible, particularly from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of protection of the invention.

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Interrupteur (1) comprenant un bloc fonctionnel électrique universel (2), muni d'au moins un pont de contact (3) bistable et d'au moins un organe de manoeuvre (4), interrupteur (1) caractérisé en ce qu'il est muni d'un dispositif intermédiaire universel (5), actionné par l'organe de manoeuvre (4) correspondant, et commandant le déplacement du pont de contact (3) correspondant du bloc fonctionnel électrique universel (2).Switch (1) comprising a universal electric functional block (2), provided with at least one contact bridge (3) bistable and at least one operating member (4), switch (1) characterized in that it is provided with a universal intermediate device (5), actuated by the corresponding operating member (4), and controlling the movement of the corresponding contact bridge (3) of the universal electrical function block (2). Interrupteur (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif intermédiaire universel (5) comprend une pièce support (33), se présentant sous la forme d'une pièce moulée et encliquetée sur la face supérieure du bloc fonctionnel électrique universel (2), au moins un moyen de commande (35), actionné par l'organe de manoeuvre (4), au moins un moyen de commutation (36) agissant sur le au moins un pont de contact (3), au moins un premier chariot mobile (6), ainsi qu'au moins un deuxième chariot mobile (8), le premier chariot mobile (6) et le deuxième chariot mobile (8) étant en liaison d'entraînement et provoquant la commutation du pont de contact (3), et un moyen de réarmement (10), maintenu à la pièce support (33) et coopérant avec le premier chariot mobile (6) et avec le deuxième chariot mobile (8) pour les placer l'un par rapport à l'autre, après chaque commutation, dans une configuration telle qu'ils peuvent provoquer la commutation suivante du pont de contact (3).Switch (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the universal intermediate device (5) comprises a support part (33) in the form of a molded part and snapped onto the upper face of the universal electrical functional block ( 2), at least one control means (35), actuated by the operating member (4), at least one switching means (36) acting on the at least one contact bridge (3), at least one first mobile carriage (6) and at least one second movable carriage (8), the first movable carriage (6) and the second movable carriage (8) being in driving connection and causing the switching of the contact bridge (3 ), and resetting means (10), held in the support piece (33) and cooperating with the first movable carriage (6) and with the second movable carriage (8) for placing them relative to each other , after each switching, in a configuration such that they can cause the next switching of the contact (3). Interrupteur (1) selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le premier chariot mobile (6) présente une ouverture (20), de forme rectangulaire, formant un guidage rectiligne pour des moyens de fixation dudit premier chariot mobile (6) au moyen de commande (35) réalisés sous forme de crochets (21) s'étendant en saillie sous la face inférieure du moyen de commande (35), ce dernier étant fixé par encliquetage sous la face inférieure de l'organe de manoeuvre (4), les dits crochets (21) maintenant, en outre, le premier chariot mobile (6) par rapport au moyen de commande (35) de sorte que le premier chariot mobile (6) est maintenu contre et entraîné par le moyen de commande (35).Switch (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the first movable carriage (6) has an opening (20), of rectangular shape, forming a rectilinear guide for fixing means of said first movable carriage (6) by means of control (35) in the form of hooks (21) protruding under the underside of the control means (35), the latter being snap-fastened under the underside of the operating member (4), the said hooks (21) now furthermore, the first movable carriage (6) with respect to the control means (35) so that the first movable carriage (6) is held against and driven by the control means (35). Interrupteur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 et 3, caractérisé en ce que le moyen de commutation (36) coopère, par des saillies (30) de sa partie inférieure, avec des paliers ouverts (31) du deuxième chariot mobile (8), de sorte que, par un effet d'excentrique, une translation du deuxième chariot mobile (8) entraîne un pivotement du moyen de commutation (36), et en ce que le deuxième chariot mobile (8) présente, en outre, une première paroi de guidage (40), sensiblement plane, pouvant coopérer avec une deuxième paroi de guidage (22), sensiblement plane et aménagée au niveau de la pièce support (33), de sorte à réaliser un second guidage (41) pour le deuxième chariot mobile (8) dans une translation sensiblement parallèle à un plan principal de la pièce support (33).Switch (1) according to any one of claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the switching means (36) cooperates, by projections (30) of its lower part, with open bearings (31) of the second movable carriage (8), so that, by an eccentric effect, a translation of the second movable carriage (8) causes a pivoting of the switching means (36), and in that the second movable carriage (8) has, in addition, a first substantially planar guide wall (40) which can cooperate with a second guide wall (22), substantially flat and arranged at the support part (33), so as to produce a second guide (41) for the second mobile carriage (8) in a translation substantially parallel to a main plane of the support piece (33). Interrupteur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisé en ce que le moyen de réarmement (10) est maintenu à la pièce support (33) au niveau d'un arbre (11), coopère avec le premier chariot mobile (6) au niveau d'une première ouverture (6'), coopère avec le deuxième chariot mobile (8) au niveau d'une deuxième ouverture (8'), et consiste en un moyen élastique, qui, après une commutation du pont de contact (3), amène le premier chariot mobile (6) dans une position à partir laquelle il peut provoquer la translation du deuxième chariot mobile (8) lors de la commutation suivante.Switch (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the resetting means (10) is held at the support member (33) at a shaft (11), cooperates with the first carriage mobile (6) at a first opening (6 '), cooperates with the second movable carriage (8) at a second opening (8'), and consists of an elastic means, which, after a switching of the contact bridge (3), brings the first mobile carriage (6) to a position from which it can cause the translation of the second mobile carriage (8) during the next switching. Interrupteur (1) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le au moins un moyen élastique formant le moyen de réarmement (10) consiste en un ressort de torsion, monté libre en rotation sur l'arbre (11) associé à la pièce support (33), une des extrémités dudit ressort de torsion étant entraînée par le premier chariot mobile (6) au niveau de la première ouverture (6'), l'autre extrémité étant entraînée par le deuxième chariot mobile (8) au niveau de la deuxième ouverture (8').Switch (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the at least one elastic means forming the resetting means (10) consists of a torsion spring, mounted free to rotate on the shaft (11) associated with the support piece (33), one end of said torsion spring being driven by the first movable carriage (6) at the first opening (6 '), the other end being driven by the second movable carriage (8) at the second opening (8 '). Interrupteur (1) selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le au moins un moyen élastique formant le moyen de réarmement (10) consiste en une lamelle élastique, montée libre en rotation sur l'arbre (11) associé à la pièce support (33), une des extrémités de ladite lamelle étant entraînée par le premier chariot mobile (6) au niveau de la première ouverture (6'), l'autre extrémité étant entraînée par le deuxième chariot mobile (8) au niveau de la deuxième ouverture (8').Switch (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the at least one resilient means forming the resetting means (10) consists of a resilient lamella mounted free to rotate on the shaft (11) associated with the support piece ( 33), one end of said blade being driven by the first movable carriage (6) at the first opening (6 '), the other end being driven by the second movable carriage (8) at the second opening (8 '). Interrupteur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 7, caractérisé en ce que l'interrupteur (1) présente un troisième guidage (42) pour le au moins un moyen de commande (35) dans une translation sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan principal de la pièce support (33), réalisé sous la forme d'une nervure linéaire (12), aménagée au niveau du moyen de commande (35) et coopérant avec une rainure linéaire (13) associée à la pièce support (33).Switch (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that the switch (1) has a third guide (42) for the at least one control means (35) in a translation substantially perpendicular to the plane main part of the support piece (33), in the form of a linear rib (12), arranged at the level of the control means (35) and cooperating with a linear groove (13) associated with the support piece (33). Interrupteur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 8, caractérisé en ce que l'interrupteur (1) présente un quatrième guidage (43) du moyen de commande (35) en rotation autour d'un axe sensiblement parallèle au plan principal de la pièce support (33), réalisé sous la forme d'un arrondi (44), aménagé au niveau du moyen de commutation (36) et destiné à être logé dans une ouverture arrondie (45) correspondante, aménagée au niveau du moyen de commande (35).Switch (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 8, characterized in that the switch (1) has a fourth guide (43) of the control means (35) in rotation about an axis substantially parallel to the plane main part of the support piece (33), formed as a rounded (44), arranged at the switching means (36) and intended to be housed in a corresponding rounded opening (45), arranged at the level of the means control (35). Interrupteur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 7, caractérisé en ce que l'interrupteur (1) présente un guidage du moyen de commande (35) en rotation autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan principal de la pièce support (33).Switch (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that the switch (1) has a guide of the control means (35) in rotation about an axis substantially perpendicular to the main plane of the piece support (33). Interrupteur (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 4 à 10, caractérisé en ce que l'interrupteur (1) présente au moins un moyen d'actionnement (14, 15, 16, 19), qui comprend, d'une part, une première face d'appui (14) et une deuxième face d'appui (15), toutes deux aménagées au niveau du deuxième chariot mobile (8), et, d'autre part, un ergot triangulaire (16), aménagé au niveau de la pièce support (33) et dont la section prend la forme d'un triangle orienté vers le moyen de commande (35), créant un premier côté (17) et un deuxième côté (18), le moyen d'actionnement comprenant, en outre, une excroissance (19), aménagée au niveau du premier chariot mobile (6), présentant, par exemple, une section semi-circulaire, et pouvant coopérer mécaniquement, soit, à la fois, avec le premier côté (17) de l'ergot triangulaire (16) et la première face d'appui (14), soit, à la fois, avec le deuxième côté (18) de l'ergot triangulaire (16) et la deuxième face d'appui (15).Switch (1) according to any one of claims 4 to 10, characterized in that the switch (1) has at least one actuating means (14, 15, 16, 19), which comprises, on the one hand , a first bearing face (14) and a second bearing face (15), both arranged at the second mobile carriage (8), and, secondly, a triangular pin (16), arranged at the level of the support piece (33) and whose section takes the form of a triangle oriented towards the control means (35), creating a first side (17) and a second side (18), the actuating means comprising in addition, a protrusion (19), arranged at the first movable carriage (6), having, for example, a semicircular section, and can cooperate mechanically, either with the first side (17) the triangular lug (16) and the first bearing face (14), that is, both with the second side (18) of the triangular lug (16) and the second ui (15).
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